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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

FINALS UPDATE:The Voice (2.5) adjusted up while Blindspot (1.3) adjusted down along with the 8:00 Big Bang (1.4) and Gotham (0.5).The NCAA game averaged 4.52 on TBS, 1.07 on TNT and 0.31 on TruTV for a total of 5.90.

For the second straight day, the broadcast networks were overshadowed by a big cable event, this time as the NCAA men's basketball championship moved to cable (TBS) for the first time. Most of the broadcasters ducked the event, but the big reality properties and their lead-outs powered through. NBC got whacked against the game last year, but it was even worse for The Voice this time, with a 2.4 rating that was down four tenths from last week. And Blindspot (1.4) followed it down to a new low.

ABC's older and more female-skewing lineup held up much better, with Dancing with the Stars (1.7/1.8) unfazed and Castle (1.2) up a tick. (EDIT: Apparently ABC might have been pre-empted, perhaps in the basketball local markets?)

The other three networks were all in repeats, led by CBS' The Big Bang Theory (1.5/1.6), Scorpion (1.0) and NCIS: Los Angeles (0.8). Fox had Gotham (0.6) and Lucifer (0.6), while CW had iZombie (0.2) and Jane the Virgin (0.2).

FULL TABLE:

Name

A18-49

Skew

Last

Lastn

LeLa

wy2y

TLa

Ty2y

True

Last

Dancing with the Stars Spring

1.7

18%

0%

0.0

-19%

0%

-15%

1.66

-0.02

Castle

1.1

22%

0%

0.0

-0.1

-27%

+57%

+38%

1.09

+0.07

ABC:

+10%

-6%

The Big Bang Theory (R)

1.4

27%

-18%

+40%

1.45

The Big Bang Theory (R)

1.6

29%

-6%

-27%

1.46

Scorpion (R)

1.0

23%

-38%

-89%

0.98

NCIS: Los Angeles (R)

0.8

19%

-33%

-91%

0.95

CBS:

-27%

-83%

The Voice Spring

2.5

30%

-11%

-0.3

-22%

-11%

-14%

2.37

-0.27

Blindspot

1.3

30%

-19%

-0.3

-0.3

-19%

-7%

1.09

-0.22

NBC:

-12%

-12%

Gotham (R)

0.5

35%

-62%

0%

0.57

Lucifer (R)

0.6

38%

-50%

-33%

0.79

Fox:

-56%

-21%

iZombie (R)

0.2

36%

-33%

-60%

0.21

Jane the Virgin (R)

0.2

53%

-50%

-50%

0.30

CW:

-43%

-56%

All:

-21%

-54%

The full table can be sorted by clicking any of the category names at the top. Hover over 'Last', 'y2y' and timeslot numbers for more information on the previous episode(s) being compared.